Bowling Green State University Athletics
Silva Earns Falcon Medal of Honor at BGSU Athletics Honors Night
April 22, 2014 | Men's Soccer
Columbus native adds to his lengthy list of awards
"He has done everything we have ever asked of him, in practice, in games, in the classroom and in the community."
Silva interned with the BG Wellness Connection, planning such events as the Summer Walking Challenge and Late Night at the Rec, resulting in an invitation to present at the semi-annual Psychology Poster Symposium in December of 2012. He has been involved in BGSU intramurals as a scorekeeper and referee, and also has been a move-in volunteer. Silva's volunteer involvement also includes coaching various soccer teams and camps.
More than 400 student-athletes, parents, staff and community members were in attendance at Monday's Athletics Honors Night event. Mike Wilcox, the Chairman and CEO of Wilcox Financial and Wilcox Sports Management, was the keynote speaker and winner of the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Wilcox is a former hockey player and lacrosse star at BGSU.
Silva and tennis player Nikki Chiricosta earned the Falcon Medal of Honor, while football player BooBoo Gates and track and field thrower Brooke Pleger earned the Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards, respectively. Baseball player Cody Apthorpe and volleyball player Lindsey Butterfield were named the Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year, while women's basketball's Deborah Hoekstra and football's Chris Pohlman earned the Junior Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards.
The BGSU men's cross country team earned the male highest GPA award and the women's golf team received the female honor. Finally, Elizabeth LeMaster, the athletics department's liaison in financial aid, was named the Distinguished Service award winner.
BGSU's student-athletes combined for a school-record 3.15 cumulative grade point average through the fall of 2013 and 252 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In fact, 31 student-athletes have a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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